RFK. Jr Threatens Pediatricians Over Vaccine Recommendations and Liability

[DaisyDay]

RFK Jr. Warns Docs of Liability if They Stray From CDC on Vaccines

'Misleading,' expert says

www.medpagetoday.com

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RFK Jr. Warns Docs of Liability if They Stray From CDC on Vaccines — "Misleading," expert says​

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The American Academy of Pediatrics' (AAP) recent pediatric COVID-19 vaccine recommendationsopens in a new tab or window, which differ from those of the CDC, have raised concerns from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who responded with an oblique warning to any physicians who might follow the AAP's advice.​

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"AAP should ... be candid with doctors and hospitals that recommendations that diverge from the CDC's official list are not shielded from liability under the 1986 Vaccine Injury Act," Kennedy posted this week on Xopens in a new tab or window....​

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Was Kennedy correct about the liability issue? "As has become common for Secretary Kennedy, this is misleading," Dorit Reiss, PhD, a law professor at the University of California San Francisco, said in a Facebook postopens in a new tab or window on Wednesday. "Whether a vaccine falls under VICP [the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, the part of the Vaccine Injury Act that deals with liability issues] has nothing to do with whether AAP recommends it, and the liability protections are not removed by this."​

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"If a vaccine is covered by VICP, liability protections apply to manufacturers and administrators: anyone claiming a vaccine harm from a childhood vaccine that is under VICP has to go through the program first," she said. "ACIP has not actually changed the current recommendations in ways that affect VICP." Furthermore, "COVID-19 vaccines for children are not under VICP, but that's not because of anything AAP did or the secretary, even, did -- it's because Congress has not yet legislated to create an excise tax for COVID-19 vaccines, and until Congress does that, they're not within VICP."​

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RFK, Jr is not a quack as he doesn't practice medicine, but he does promote antiscience and quackery. How lovely to have such a man in charge of the nation's health.

 

[Hans Blaster]

RFK, Jr is not a quack as he doesn't practice medicine, but he does promote antiscience and quackery. How lovely to have such a man in charge of the nation's health.

Kennedy is a menace.

 

[rambot]

Where are all rh people defending this guy?

To have a head of health in the US with zero formal medical training is ABSOLUTELY PEAK America.

And to use pictues of rhe guy shirtless as an ACTUAL reason to support him in this position.....sigh.

 

[DaisyDay]

Where are all rh people defending this guy?

To have a head of health in the US with zero formal medical training is ABSOLUTELY PEAK America.

Sadly, he was actually confirmed by the US Senate. SMH.

And to use pictues of rhe guy shirtless as an ACTUAL reason to support him in this position.....sigh.

Yep, that's where we are. To be fair, his brain worms are dead and we don't know he's on steroids - other than testosterone.

 

[durangodawood]

But no one else is capable of getting us to eat healthy food!

 

[rambot]

1) Get rid of Red Dye 40
2) Get rid of Vaccines
3) Everyone drink whole milk



I remember when health experts didn't view healthcare as a quaint collection of soundbytes.

 

[DaisyDay]

1) Get rid of Red Dye 40
2) Get rid of Vaccines
3) Everyone drink whole milk



I remember when health experts didn't view healthcare as a quaint collection of soundbytes.

#3 should be raw rather than whole milk. It's raw milk that contains all the interesting little critters. It used to keep certain populations in check leaving only the strongest to survive. Thanks to pasteurization, and vaccines, we have become a nation of fat weaklings. /s

 

[essentialsaltes]

But no one else is capable of getting us to eat healthy food!

Some have tried, but the whinging was deafening.

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[essentialsaltes]

RFK Jr is getting grilled by the Senate today.

SEN. CASSIDY (R) : “Do you agree Trump deserves the Nobel Prize for Operation Warp speed?”

RFK JR.: “Absolutely.”

SEN. CASSIDY: “But you just told Senator Bennet the COVID vaccine killed more people than COVID.”

RFK JR.: “….”

 

[loveofourlord]

1) Get rid of Red Dye 40
2) Get rid of Vaccines
3) Everyone drink whole milk



I remember when health experts didn't view healthcare as a quaint collection of soundbytes.

you mean raw whole milk.

 

[Hans Blaster]

RFK Jr is getting grilled by the Senate today.

SEN. CASSIDY (R) : “Do you agree Trump deserves the Nobel Prize for Operation Warp speed?”

RFK JR.: “Absolutely.”

SEN. CASSIDY: “But you just told Senator Bennet the COVID vaccine killed more people than COVID.”

RFK JR.: “….”

Good for Senator Cassidy, M.D.

 

[probinson]

Conspicuously absent from this discussion is the fact that the AAP receives an immense amount of funding from multiple pharmaceutical companies that manufacture the vaccines they recommend.. One would think this would present a conflict of interest at least worth disclosing in any discussion of the AAP's recommendations.

Current Partners

American Academy of Pediatrics partners with companies and organizations whose support helps advance our mission for children.

www.aap.org

 

[rambot]

Conspicuously absent from this discussion is the fact that the AAP receives an immense amount of fudging from multiple pharmaceutical companies that manufacture the vaccines they recommend.. One would think this would present a conflict of interest at least worth disclosing in any discussion of the AAP's recommendations.

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Current Partners

American Academy of Pediatrics partners with companies and organizations whose support helps advance our mission for children.

www.aap.org

Yes. Absent from a discussion about JFK's capacity.

A new thread on this would be a capital idea!

 

[probinson]

Yes. Absent from a discussion about JFK's capacity.

JFK. LOL.

A new thread on this would be a capital idea!

Literally the first words in the article in the OP are "The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)..." It's pretty safe to say their conflicts of interest are germane to this discussion.

 

[rambot]

JFK. LOL.

They are currently, about equally informed on health matters.

Sorry for the misstype.

Literally the first words in the article in the OP are "The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)..." It's pretty safe to say their conflicts of interest are germane to this discussion.

The article mentions Trump too.

 

[DaisyDay]

Earlier this season, RFK JR announced that the CDC would recommend the latest Covid-19 vaccination only for people over 65 and certain immunosuppressed people, but now he might raise the lower age limit to 75. The CDC site itself says:

Who needs a COVID-19 vaccine​

Reminder​

CDC recommends a 2024-2025 COVID-19 vaccine for most adults ages 18 years and older. This includes people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine, people who have had COVID-19, and people with long COVID.
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I think the catch here is "2024-2025" when for this season we would be looking for "2025-2026" of which there is no mention. The site has not been well maintained.

RFK Jr.’s CDC may limit COVID shots to 75 and up, claim they killed kids

A battle is brewing over mRNA vaccines, which could intensify backlash against Kennedy.

arstechnica.com

Under ardent anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr, federal health officials are working to link COVID-19 mRNA vaccines to the deaths of 25 children, and may further restrict access to the shots, possibly recommending them for people aged 75 and up, instead of 65 and up, according to The Washington Post.

...Meanwhile, in a clear rebuff of Kennedy's cancellation of mRNA vaccine funding, the Republican-led House Committee on Appropriations this week passed a 2026 spending bill that was specifically amended to inject the words "including of mRNA vaccines" into a sentence about pandemic preparedness funding. The bill now reads: "$1,100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2027, shall be for expenses necessary to support advanced research and development, including of mRNA vaccines, pursuant to section 319L of the PHS Act and other administrative expenses of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority."
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[probinson]

Under ardent anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr, federal health officials are working to link COVID-19 mRNA vaccines to the deaths of 25 children,​

Another way to say that is, study shows 25 children died as a result of the COVID vaccine.

Admittedly, I've not read this study yet. But here's what I've read about it:

The reported deaths originated in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), the government’s database for suspected vaccine harms. Unlike the raw entries often left unexamined, FDA officials say they’ve investigated the cases.​

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They contacted families, reviewed autopsy results and gathered medical records. It appears that, for the first time since the vaccine rollout, U.S. regulators have attempted a systematic, case-by-case review of paediatric deaths.​

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FDA to present review of 25 child deaths after Covid vaccination

Agency insiders leaked details of an FDA review linking 25 paediatric deaths to Covid vaccination, sparking controversy ahead of a key CDC panel meeting in the coming week.

blog.maryannedemasi.com

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There were reports of pediatric deaths through VAERS, and the FDA followed up with them and verified them. That sounds pretty important, since ostensibly, the reason VAERS exists is to capture vaccine ADVERSE events. Hopefully we can all agree that DEATH after vaccination certainly would qualify as adverse event worthy of follow up to confirm. If that is what the FDA study shows, then you'd think people would want to know about it.

Even if this study provides concrete evidence that COVID vaccines killed 25 children, I think there is a segment of people who will absolutely refuse to believe it. I mean, when the media starts their reporting with "ardent anti-vaccine activist", it's pretty clear they've already made up their minds before examining the evidence.

 

[rambot]

Another way to say that is, study shows 25 children died as a result of the COVID vaccine.

Admittedly, I've not read this study yet. But here's what I've read about it:

The reported deaths originated in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), the government’s database for suspected vaccine harms. Unlike the raw entries often left unexamined, FDA officials say they’ve investigated the cases.​

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They contacted families, reviewed autopsy results and gathered medical records. It appears that, for the first time since the vaccine rollout, U.S. regulators have attempted a systematic, case-by-case review of paediatric deaths.​

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FDA to present review of 25 child deaths after Covid vaccination

Agency insiders leaked details of an FDA review linking 25 paediatric deaths to Covid vaccination, sparking controversy ahead of a key CDC panel meeting in the coming week.

blog.maryannedemasi.com

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There were reports of pediatric deaths through VAERS, and the FDA followed up with them and verified them. That sounds pretty important, since ostensibly, the reason VAERS exists is to capture vaccine ADVERSE events. Hopefully we can all agree that DEATH after vaccination certainly would qualify as adverse event worthy of follow up to confirm. If that is what the FDA study shows, then you'd think people would want to know about it.

Even if this study provides concrete evidence that COVID vaccines killed 25 children, I think there is a segment of people who will absolutely refuse to believe it. I mean, when the media starts their reporting with "ardent anti-vaccine activist", it's pretty clear they've already made up their minds before examining the evidence.

Death after a vaccination WOULD qualify as an "Adverse event". Of course, it means absolutely butkiss to causation. THAT is what i'm more interested in.

I am having trouble seeing how many doses of the vaccines have been given to children but I have found that from Dec 2020-June 21 9million were dispensed. So is it fair to say that there have been 30,000,000 vaccine doses given to kids? I think that's likely a conservatives estimate but fine. Frankly, I cannotimagine it is that low given that by 2023 81% of the population was vaccinated (There are 57.6 million under 18 in the US....so that number is likely quite low but fine...)

25 in 30,000,000...given that causation hasn't even been proven I think a reasonable person would see that as a "low risk" activity. Odds of being struck by lightening WITHIN THE CALENDAR YEAR are about 1 in 1.2mil...

I'll tell you this: I would want to see the report and hear from doctors who will study that report to hear their opinion on the science located in it.
If there IS causation, I would want to read about the vector and how THIS particular mRNA vaccines actually CAUSED those deaths.

I mean, IF you wanna talk about a group of people who are working from a bias, it is this administration and the people they hired.

 

[DaisyDay]

Another way to say that is, study shows 25 children died as a result of the COVID vaccine.

Admittedly, I've not read this study yet. But here's what I've read about it:

The reported deaths originated in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), the government’s database for suspected vaccine harms. Unlike the raw entries often left unexamined, FDA officials say they’ve investigated the cases.​

​

They contacted families, reviewed autopsy results and gathered medical records. It appears that, for the first time since the vaccine rollout, U.S. regulators have attempted a systematic, case-by-case review of paediatric deaths.​

​

FDA to present review of 25 child deaths after Covid vaccination

Agency insiders leaked details of an FDA review linking 25 paediatric deaths to Covid vaccination, sparking controversy ahead of a key CDC panel meeting in the coming week.

blog.maryannedemasi.com

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There were reports of pediatric deaths through VAERS, and the FDA followed up with them and verified them. That sounds pretty important, since ostensibly, the reason VAERS exists is to capture vaccine ADVERSE events. Hopefully we can all agree that DEATH after vaccination certainly would qualify as adverse event worthy of follow up to confirm. If that is what the FDA study shows, then you'd think people would want to know about it.

Even if this study provides concrete evidence that COVID vaccines killed 25 children, I think there is a segment of people who will absolutely refuse to believe it. I mean, when the media starts their reporting with "ardent anti-vaccine activist", it's pretty clear they've already made up their minds before examining the evidence.

Death after a vaccination does not mean that the vaccination caused the death - for instance, getting hit by a bus. VAERS is, as you know, primarily an early warning system that anyone can update. One person claimed the flu vaccine turned him into the Hulk.

 

[essentialsaltes]

Another way to say that is, study shows 25 children died as a result of the COVID vaccine.

This is a compilation of VAERS reports. And they have verified the children are dead. If all there is is 'post hoc ergo propter hoc' that shouldn't be very influential.